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51 violations of Greek airspace by the Turkish air force

The 47 violations were carried out by a Turkish drone

Newsroom September 12 09:35

The Turkish Air Force violated the Greek national airspace 51 times on Monday. The 47 violations were carried out by a Turkish drone and two CN-235 spy planes.

The remaining four were carried out by a pair of Turkish F-16 fighters that flew over the archipelago. Both Turkish fighters were armed.

The Turkish aircraft moved in the North-East, Central, and South-East Aegean and as reported by the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, 5 infringements of air traffic rules were recorded in the Athens FIR.

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The Turkish aircraft were identified and intercepted in accordance with international rules, as is standard practice.

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